Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks

2026-03-20T13:23:33Z794080eb0390549f1febb781e8e824f86f4fda21907b0133724cf4426befc5db
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What happened

Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and trends: U.S., Canadian and German authorities dismantled infrastructure for four massive IoT botnets (Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad) that had compromised millions of routers/cameras and enabled record-smashing DDoS campaigns; the Kimwolf operators also disrupted the I2P anonymity network and continue harassment/attacks tied to a botmaster known as “Dort.” A new phishing-as-a-service called “Starkiller” proxies real login pages and transparently relays credentials and MFA codes to legitimate sites, enabling stealthy credential/MFA capture. An Iran

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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794080eb0390549f1febb781e8e824f86f4fda21907b0133724cf4426befc5db
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2026-03-20T13:23:33Z
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